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Bhutanese gangraped in Bengaluru, 3 arrested

AGE CORRESPONDENT
Published : May 19, 2016, 4:01 am IST
Updated : May 19, 2016, 4:01 am IST

A 25-year-old Bhutan national, a beautician by profession, was gangraped by three men inside an apartment building in Electronic city.

A 25-year-old Bhutan national, a beautician by profession, was gangraped by three men inside an apartment building in Electronic city. In swift action by the police, the perpetrators were nabbed within a few hours after the incident by the southeast division police on Monday.

The arrested are Mukhtiar, Khadim and Babu, all employees of a hotel in Electronic City. All three of them are said to be 22 and hail from Neelam Bazar in Karimganj district in Assam. The incident took place late last Sunday after they returned from the birthday party of a common friend.

According to the police, the 25-year-old victim, who resides in Hebbagodi, lives alone and was working in a beauty parlour for the last three years.

On the day of the incident, she was invited to the apartment by one of her friends, who, along with two others, gangraped her.

The accused men, after raping her, dropped her back home and allegedly threatened her not tell anyone about it. But the victim approached the police and narrated her ordeal on Monday morning.

The victim said that the birthday party took place in Hebbagodi. She was looking for a place to buy cigarettes after the party and one of the accused offered to take her to a place which would be open 24/7. From there, he invited her home. Since she knew him and his roommates well, she did not suspect any foul play. However, the three of them took advantage of her and sexually assaulted her, added the police.

A police team was formed and based on the information given by the victim, the Electronics City police nabbed the three men from Whitefield in southeast Bengaluru. The doctors confirmed sexual assault after conducting a medical examination of the woman, said a police officer.

“Based on the credible information given by the survivor, a special team was formed and the three accused were arrested from Whitefield on Monday,” a senior police officer said.

Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru